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IC 342 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Intermediate Spiral Dwarf Galaxy

Constellation

Camelopardalis

Distance

10.7M light years

Magnitude

9.1

Size

21.4 x 20.9 arc-min

Notes

Also known as Caldwell 5

Image

Date

2020-10-17

Place

Cheddar Ranch Observatory

Exposure Data

LRGB 300:90:90:115 mins @ -15 C

L 60x5, R 18x5, G 18x5, B 23x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG STL-6303E

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

Internal CFW, AstroDon LRGB (Gen 2)

Software

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 07/10/2023